PLEASANTON, CA (October 9, 2017):  Since 2010, 1st United Credit Union’s “Bad to the Bone” barbecue team has been smoking and grilling up barbecue goodness – all in the name of community.

Co-founded by 1st United’s Chief Operations Officer, Ed Renteria, and Vice President of Compliance, Todd Hoyer, Bad to the Bone has not only donated all their barbecue competition winnings and festival proceeds to Alternative Family Services (AFS), they have also served up feasts for many AFS events, donating both the food and their time. Because of their charitable effort, both 1st United Credit Union and AFS have given special recognition to the team.

At their annual meeting, 1st United’s Board of Directors presented Ed and Todd with the prestigious Rick Castro Award reflecting their support, dedication, and efforts to carry forth the Credit Union’s motto of “people helping people.” Additionally, the AFS executive team acknowledged the “BBQ Guys” (as the AFS families call them) with personalized baseball bats because they continue to “knock it out of the park” when it comes to their commitment.

As Jennifer Harper, AFS’s Director of Development and Marketing, explains, “Bad to the Bone’s delicious barbecue has brought happy smiles and satisfied tummies to thousands of foster youth, families, and AFS staff over the years. Hands down, 1st United Credit Union is one of our most cherished community partners.”

Learn more about 1st United Credit Union's community programs at www.1stunitedcu.org/community.

About 1st United Credit Union

It doesn’t get simpler, faster and friendlier than 1st United Credit Union. As one of the first credit unions in California, 1st United Credit Union was founded in 1932 and has been thriving in the San Francisco East Bay Area ever since. Membership is available to anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, or Kings counties in California. We believe in local, neighborly banking and hope you will too. For more information, visit 1stunitedcu.org.

About Alternative Family Services

Alternative Family Services is a foster, adoption and mental health agency serving thousands of foster children, youth and families in California since 1978. For more information, visit afs4kids.org.